To renounce what we cannot gain is not true renunciation, it is weakness.
To renounce what we cannot gain is not true renunciation, it is weakness. Bowl of Saki, February 19, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: To renounce what we cannot gain is not true renunciation, it is weakness. When the apples are so high up on the branch of the tree that we cannot reach them, we try to and cannot, if we then say, "The apples are sour. I don't want them", that is not renunciation. If we climb the tree and get the apples and cut them in half, then we... Sign in to see full entry.